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5,000 lanterns released on Buddhist Festival in Indonesia

2016-05-25 11 Dailymotion

Beautiful footage of more than 5,000 lanterns being released into the sky during Vesak Celebrations at Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Indonesia.

The video, filmed on Sunday, shows the lanterns floating into the sky at night.

Vesak or Wesak is celebrated by Buddhists to mark the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death.